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Old 10-08-2006, 02:58 PM
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I never even really though about what my strings are made of. I use DRs. They are apparently stainless steel. Whatever they are, they're some radical strings.

absoloutely. i love dr strings; i used earnie ball for a whie and switched to dr. after i tried a few other brands i came back again. i've been a satisfied customer ever since.
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Old 10-09-2006, 02:28 PM
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I never even really though about what my strings are made of. I use DRs. They are apparently stainless steel. Whatever they are, they're some radical strings.
That's the thing, even those strings are comprised of nickel. I think the actual steel itself has some nickel in it, and then the core is nickel.

The poor kid is gonna have to play the keyboard.
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Old 10-09-2006, 03:05 PM
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That's the thing, even those strings are comprised of nickel. I think the actual steel itself has some nickel in it, and then the core is nickel.

The poor kid is gonna have to play the keyboard.

So THAT'S where they got the idea for the keytar!
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